Lola
My heart twisted with guilt as I sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and replaying the image of Alice and Frank walking to the elevator to start their adventure. Regret gnawed at my insides. I should have gone with them on the outing. I wasn't worried that Frank couldn't handle Alice. I was worried that Frank would see something in Alice that would tell him she was his daughter. It was a terrible thought. Frank deserved to know the truth. Alice too. But so much could go wrong. Frank was still convinced that no one could know about our affair. And what if Frank rejected Alice to keep our secret? I imagined Frank would do right by us financially, but that didn't mean he would openly accept Alice as his daughter. Not if he was concerned about his reputation.
I also had to consider the o
